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-rw-r--r--network/broadcom-sta/README12
-rw-r--r--network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.SlackBuild2
-rw-r--r--network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.info16
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/network/broadcom-sta/README b/network/broadcom-sta/README
index d3331e0d8f..f90156866c 100644
--- a/network/broadcom-sta/README
+++ b/network/broadcom-sta/README
@@ -17,8 +17,18 @@ BCM4360 (PCI ID 14e4:43a0)
BCM4352 (PCI ID 14e4:43b1)
Some of these devices are also supported by the free b43 and brcm80211
-drivers. In order to avoid conflicts /etc/modprobe.d/b43_blacklist.conf
+drivers. In order to avoid conflicts /etc/modprobe.d/b43_blacklist.conf
disables these drivers.
Read the included LICENSE.txt file (placed in /usr/doc) before using the
proprietary driver.
+
+Kernel compile instructions (for BCM43142)
+===========================
+
+1) Ensure that all the wifi drivers (b43, Intel pro, etc) in
+ drivers>network>wireless are compiled as modules.
+
+2) Either disable or compile the 'Broadcom specific AMBA' (drivers) as a
+ module. Otherwise this driver will be loaded by the wifi module instead
+ of the proper one.
diff --git a/network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.SlackBuild b/network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.SlackBuild
index 959eaa94eb..1deb7f6cd0 100644
--- a/network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.SlackBuild
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ KERNEL=${KERNEL:-$( uname -r )}
if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
case "$( uname -m )" in
- i?86) ARCH=i486 ;;
+ i?86) ARCH=i586 ;;
arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
*) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
esac
diff --git a/network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.info b/network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.info
index 8120752d28..4d85e3f60e 100644
--- a/network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.info
+++ b/network/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta.info
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
PRGNAM="broadcom-sta"
VERSION="6.30.223.271"
HOMEPAGE="https://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11"
-DOWNLOAD="https://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-v35-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz \
- https://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/README_6.30.223.271.txt"
-MD5SUM="4e75f4cb7d87f690f9659ffc478495f0 \
- 458ea8d99c83769d4acf98137f0d46bb"
-DOWNLOAD_x86_64="https://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz \
- https://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/README_6.30.223.271.txt"
-MD5SUM_x86_64="115903050c41d466161784d4c843f4f9 \
- 458ea8d99c83769d4acf98137f0d46bb"
+DOWNLOAD="https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/docs/linux_sta/README_6.30.223.271.txt \
+ https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-v35-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="e3dab6d9dea12b6487ccf24d012e0350 \
+ 4e75f4cb7d87f690f9659ffc478495f0"
+DOWNLOAD_x86_64="https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/docs/linux_sta/README_6.30.223.271.txt \
+ https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM_x86_64="e3dab6d9dea12b6487ccf24d012e0350 \
+ 115903050c41d466161784d4c843f4f9"
REQUIRES=""
MAINTAINER="Andreas Voegele"
EMAIL="andreas@andreasvoegele.com"